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Tarim Mummies : Ancient China and the Mysteries of the Earliest Peoples from the West by J. P. Mallory and Victor H. Mair (2000, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherThames & Hudson
ISBN-100500051011
ISBN-139780500051016
eBay Product ID (ePID)1670500
Product Key Features
Book TitleTarim Mummies : Ancient China and the Mysteries of the Earliest Peoples from the West
Number of Pages352 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2000
TopicCivilization, Archaeology
IllustratorYes
GenreSocial Science, History
AuthorJ. P. Mallory, Victor H. Mair
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1.3 in
Item Weight39 Oz
Item Length10.2 in
Item Width7.2 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN99-066166
TitleLeadingThe
Dewey Edition21
Dewey Decimal931
SynopsisThe best-preserved mummies in the world are not found in Egypt or Peru but in the museums of Xinjiang, the westernmost province of modern China. For thousands of years the occupants of the barren wastes and oases that would later become the Silk Road buried their dead in the desiccating sands of the Taklimakan, the second greatest desert on earth. This arid environment, preserving body and clothing, allows an unparalleled glimpse into the lives and appearance of a prehistoric people. While the mummies lie mute their faces eloquently challenge modern scholars to identify them. For these are not the faces of ancient Chinese but rather those of Indo-Europeans who settled in the Tarim Basin on the western rim of ancient China some four millennia ago, 2,000 years before West and East admitted each other's existence., The best-preserved mummies are in the museums of Xinjiang, China. For thousands of years the occupants of the Tarim deserts buried their dead in the desert sands. The mummies' faces are European, and this study tries to explain their origin.
LC Classification NumberGN293.M34 2000
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- 07 Mar, 2022
Fascinating overview of a remarkable discovery that changed history
This is one of the most amazing books I have read, a fascinating story that combines history with ethno-biology, genomics, archeology, paleontology, economics, linguistics, culture, and art to explain how bronze-age Indo-European people came to settle in the Tarim desert of west-central Asia (the Xinjiang province in today's China).Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
